Going Deeper

Memories of a wife being murdered by her brutal husband flashed through my mind.

At the same time, it also included footage of other family members being killed.

Among these fragmented images are numerous shots of 'head of the family' Baker Marcellus.

However, this patriarch was no longer an ordinary human, but a terrifying creature with tentacles covering his face.

Han Dong had already learned about this experience through the diary, so he quickly skipped over some unimportant scenes.

The main purpose is to try to find an important item in these memory images.

A ' Magic Book ' that brought misfortune to the Baker Family.

Soon, Han Dong found it in his youngest son's fragmented memories.

One day, Baker forgot to lock the door when he left the study.

His youngest son accidentally ran into the study while playing and discovered the ' Stitched Leather Book ' on the desk.

That's right, the book cover is made of 'leather', similar to pigskin.

However, the skin is somewhat yellowish and lacks obvious pig hair... It looks more like skin taken from a human body from the picture.

Moreover, there are obvious stitching marks on the surface of the book cover, with black lines crisscrossing freely.

What's most striking is that there's an eye right in the center of the book's cover—a real, movable eye.

The youngest son screamed in terror upon witnessing this scene, and the fragmented memories came to an end.

"No wonder Baker was willing to use the family fund to buy this book when he saw it."

For a failed man who was eliminated from the Knight Academy and was bullied by the woman every day, this was like a lifeline appearing on his life path, and he would definitely grab it.

He never imagined that this straw would lead him into an endless abyss.

However... this book is harmful to him, but it's a different story for me.

If possible, I need to find a way to get my hands on this book.

Han Dong has become extremely interested in this book.

For the next few hours, Han Dong found it rather 'boring' to stay outside.

Because Cas and his group went deep into the Tree Hole, the other side had no intention of dealing with, nor was it able to deal with, Han Dong was outside.

"Given the strength of Cas and his team, as long as they can withstand the pollution, dealing with this kind of thing should be a piece of cake."

"Miss Chen Li, let's go back to the mansion and take a look."

"Good."

Under the cover of night.

Chen Li likes to wear her hair down like this, deliberately covering her face.

They also have a habit of Joints strange joint movements and cracking sounds while walking, not to create a scary atmosphere, but just a personal habit.

"As night falls and the mansion is restored... perhaps some unexpected changes will occur in some places."

Yes, go check out Baker's single bedroom.

Baker has a separate bedroom on the first floor, but they started sleeping in separate rooms two years ago due to marital problems.

In a previous investigation, this bedroom was completely destroyed due to a collapsed ceiling, with large amounts of reinforced concrete blocking the doorway, making it impossible to enter.

After nightfall and the mansion was restored, Han Dong opened the door.

Moreover, through fragments of memory that flashed through his mind, he quickly discovered a secret passage leading deep underground at the bottom of the bed.

The passageway shows obvious signs of human construction, with cement steps built to facilitate descent.

Should we go down?

After a brief consideration, Han Dong called Ms. Chen Li and they went downstairs.

Sylest, this proud and aloof female knight, is quite similar in personality to a female teacher in the academy when she was alive. She is too strong-willed and would never ask for help from someone of lower status than herself.

Judging by the time, Knight Sylest had been traveling to the Underground Area for almost One Hour.

With her strength, she either needs to quickly deal with the corrupted Baker Marcellus, or she'll run into trouble and be trapped below.

She said that if she needed any help, she would let me know through the communication device.

But would someone as strong-willed as her ask for our help?

Even she had a hard time dealing with this guy, so how could we newbies possibly stand a chance? Besides, there's her little sister, whom she cares about a lot, in the team.

She certainly wouldn't ask us for help if she were in danger.

Of course... there's also the possibility that the communication devices are blocked underground, making it impossible for them to contact us at all.

In any case, I need to go down and take a look.

If possible, I must obtain the ' Magic Book '.

Han Dong didn't believe that his combined strength with Chen Li could match that of the renowned "Punishment Knight" Sylest, but Han Dong was completely unafraid of the contamination.

Based on this characteristic alone, coupled with curiosity and desire for mysterious Magic Book.

They decided to venture deep into the underground lair to witness firsthand Baker Marcellus's ' Great Plan '.

There is no danger during the downtrend.

The stone steps are about thirty meters deep, corresponding to an extremely dark underground cave.

"This taste..."

The air was thick with the smell of 'oil,' as if a brutal massacre had recently taken place beneath it.

"Has the ceremony already been completed? Why is there no sound?"

Han Dong didn't take out a torch, as the light would easily give him away... The crow-shaped Beak Mask, which also had some night vision, allowed him to begin exploring the cave.

Not long after walking in the darkness, Han Dong saw some green lights.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the source of the fire was the sacrificial array... Han Dong hid behind the two stone pillars, peering through the gap into the array's interior.

"The ritual is complete!?"

The spacious underground space was covered with green flame torches hanging on the walls.

A giant array was drawn with 'oil' and inscribed with a large number of strange characters that Han Dong could not recognize... and scattered within the array were a large number of broken skeletons.

Clearly, the ceremony is complete...

But neither Baker Marcellus, who orchestrated all of this, nor Knight Sylest could be seen.

Han Dong had no idea what exactly happened.

Just then.

A somewhat cold hand landed on Han Dong's shoulder, dragging him into the darkness.

Chen Li, standing to the side, glared fiercely and picked up a kitchen knife, ready to chase after him and slash.

"Miss Chen Li... this is a friend! You should go back first."

Han Dong acted decisively and took Chen Li back to the Portable Prison.

The one who dragged Han Dong into the shadows was none other than the [Punishment Knight] Sylest.

She was injured, one hand clutching her bleeding abdomen, the other gripping Han Dong.

Keep the volume as low as possible.

"What are you doing here? Where's Fia?"

Han Dong immediately responded, "They're all fine. I was the one who made the decision to come and support you."

"You... can't help!"

You must have come down from another route, right? Quickly take me up there and report the situation to the Knight Order.

The target has used a ritual to draw a powerful creature from outside the city walls into his body... This place is his home turf, not suitable for our battle."

Just then.

A squeaking, crawling sound came from something slippery!

Han Dong and Sylest both held their breath...

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